Minnesota wants Batum @ 11.25M a year

[OregonHuskerMan]

Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

Or renounce the rights to RFA.

 

[RoyToy]

From the Woj

Minnesota's considered pitching a Derrick Williams-Martell Webster sign-and-trade for Nic Batum, sources say. Portland would reject it.

 

[Blazer Freak]

@WojYahooNBA: Minnesota's considered pitching a Derrick Williams-Martell Webster sign-and-trade for Nic Batum, sources say. Portland would reject it.

 

[KingSpeed]

Gallinari signed for 4/42

And Gallinari is better than Batum.

From the Woj

Minnesota's considered pitching a Derrick Williams-Martell Webster sign-and-trade for Nic Batum, sources say. Portland would reject it.

I jump at that deal in a heartbeat!

 

[RoyToy]

And Gallinari is better than Batum.

Not really.

I jump at that deal in a heartbeat!

Webster sucks

Williams is a tweener

 

[craigehlo]

@WojYahooNBA: Minnesota's considered pitching a Derrick Williams-Martell Webster sign-and-trade for Nic Batum, sources say. Portland would reject it.

I do that deal. Martell comes off the books and Williams can play backup PF.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Screw that. Batum isnt worth 11 per. I only match if we get hibbert

 

[craigehlo]

And Gallinari is better than Batum.

They are both overrated players with low motors. I call it a draw.

 

[Pinwheel1]

@WojYahooNBA: Minnesota's considered pitching a Derrick Williams-Martell Webster sign-and-trade for Nic Batum, sources say. Portland would reject it.

What the fuck am I missing here. Did I only see the games Williams played well? I would take that deal in a heart beat. But I would ask for a PG instead. Minny has 3 of them. They would give up one.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Well they will have to amnesty someone on 7/11 before signing the offer sheet.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Wait....you can either pay nic 45M over the next 4 years, or pay Webster 600k after waiving his non-guaranteed contract and Williams 15M?

Why would we reject that?! Unless Neil thinks he can get picks, also?

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Derrick Williams.... Meh.

 

[RoyToy]

They are both overrated players with low motors. I call it a draw.

Gallinari takes bad shots

Batum passes when he's open

Both drive you crazy

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Olshey is milking this to get more out of Minnesota. I'd do that trade in a heartbeat. still have cap space and we get a lottery pick. :MARIS61:

 

[RoyToy]

Or another reason Batum's agent is doing this is because

(read this on BE)

Batum wanting to leave is bogus

How else was his agent supposed to sell the timberwolves on signing Nic. He had to tell them that he would rather play for them. Blazers told Nic’s agent to go find a deal and so he had to go sell his client on playing somewhere else…

 

[RoyToy]

Makes a bunch of fucking sense to me

Why would Minnesota bother signing him to an offer sheet if they didn't believe he really wanted to play there?

Nic's agent might actually be smart

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Not really.



Webster sucks

Williams is a tweener

Offensively, Gallinari is far superior to Batum.

How overrated Batum's D is, he is still vastly superior to Danilo.

But I'd take Williams and Webster, easily. Webster is a better backup than Babbitt, and I like D-Will's potential.

Hate 11+ mill for Batum. Awful.

 

[julius]

Or another reason Batum's agent is doing this is because

(read this on BE)

Batum wanting to leave is bogus

How else was his agent supposed to sell the timberwolves on signing Nic. He had to tell them that he would rather play for them. Blazers told Nic’s agent to go find a deal and so he had to go sell his client on playing somewhere else…

That's always a good idea. Make the fan base against you. Genius.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Taking Williams and Webster is probably going to be better than what we would get if we let Batum just go then tank for a pick next year. 11+ is way too much for Batum, he has only shown flashes...not sure you can rely on him. If he wants to be in Portland and build with LA and whoever...fine. But if he wants to go to Minnesota, best of luck and hope we can do a S&T without taking back too much.

 

[RoyToy]

That's always a good idea. Make the fan base against you. Genius.

Get this

NBA players care more about money than they do fans

Shocking I know

 

[julius]

Get this

NBA players care more about money than they do fans

Shocking I know

Oh, I know. But of the ways to get your salary, basically pissing on the fans is not the best way to get it.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

To be 100% honest, if Batum didn't want to be here and REALLY wanted out, he'd take his QO and demand a trade for the year left on his contract. He wouldn't accept a 4 year/45 million contract that can easily be matched and then play it out. Ha.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I take webster and williams in a heartbeat

 

[Public Defender]

Re: Minnesota wants Batum @ ~12M a year

Dwight Jaynes ‏@dwightjaynes
Folks, if he wanted to be here, he'd have come to an agreement with the Trail Blazers. It's that simple.>>>>>>

Did you expect Jaynes to say anything different?

This is probably NBA Free Agency 101 (a class most of you obviously aced), but perhaps certain commentators should realize that the Blazers don't want to strike anything resembling a final deal with Batum right away for at least one reason: they don't want to effectively outbid themselves if the Timberwolves were just putting up an enormous smokescreen.

It's not in Batum's interest to hastily reach a deal - even a tentative one - with the Blazers, either, because for all he knows, the Blazers might've still undervalued him. Say he asks the Blazers for an offer. Say the Blazers offer five years (which Minnesota can't do), at $8 mil a year? $40 mil over five years is a lot of money, but how does he know if it's "market value" without getting the Timberwolves to start the bidding?

 

[BrianFromWA]

I take webster and williams in a heartbeat

I think many of us would, but Olshey might be trying to get picks. MIN has MEM's top-14-protected 2013 and their own from 2013-18. They also nave (among others) NOH's 2014 2nd.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Gimme Wes Johnson, Derrick Williams, and 2 first round picks and we have a deal.

 

[barfo]

Oh, I know. But of the ways to get your salary, basically pissing on the fans is not the best way to get it.

If it were, say, Darius Miles, I'd agree. But Nic is really pretty lovable, I suspect if he comes back and plays well, all will very quickly be forgiven and forgotten.

barfo

 

[BrianFromWA]

Gimme Wes Johnson, Derrick Williams, and 2 first round picks and we have a deal.

Hurts our ability to sign Hibbert for the max. Williams and the picks (or Williams/Webster-being-cut/picks) works.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Gimme Wes Johnson, Derrick Williams, and 2 first round picks and we have a deal.

That is too greedy. Forget about the draft picks. I will take Williams and anyone else on the team.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Hurts our ability to sign Hibbert for the max. Williams and the picks (or Williams/Webster-being-cut/picks) works.

Nope. If it's a sign and trade, he wouldn't have to sign the offer sheet. He signs with us, we trade him. We can wait until after Hibbert is matched/not matched.

That is too greedy. Forget about the draft picks. I will take Williams and anyone else on the team.

Need to be greedy. DIVISION rival.